Hydrosphere Key Terms Flashcards
Absorbency
The ability to take in a material
Adhesion
The tendency of water to stick to other substances
Buoyancy
The ability of a fluid to exert an upward force on an object that is immersed in the fluid
Capillary Action
The process that moves water through a narrow porous space
Cohesion
The attractive force between water molecules
Density
The measure of mass of a substance per unit volume
Insoluble
Not soluble
Man-made fibers
A man made object resembling thread
Natural fibers
An object found in nature resembling a thread
Polarity
Uneven distribution of charges across a molecule
Soluble
Having the ability to be dissolved in another substance
Specific Heat
The amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance by one degree Celsius
Surface Tension
The force that acts on the particles at the surface of a material
Synthetic
Prepared or created artificially; man-made not found in nature
Universal Solvent
The quaility of water that makes it able to dissolve more substances than any other solvent can
